Dietrich Theater Coming Soon 

Audition Notice: Grapes of Wrath
At the Dietrich Theater in downtown Tunkhannock
Audition Dates: Saturday, November 21 from 10 am to 4 pm.
Saturday, December 12 from 10 am to 4 pm.
Please call 570-996-1500 for an appointment.
Grapes of Wrath Play Dates: The play will be presented March 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, 2010, at the Dietrich Theater:
Description: The Dietrich Theater will be holding auditions for the play "The Grapes of Wrath" by Frank Galati adapted from John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize winning epic of one farm family’s struggle to overcome the devastation of the Great Depression with humanity and dignity intact.
We are looking for actors and musicians. Needed are 7 women, ages 14 -80, and 18 men, ages 12 - 80, and musicians who play guitar, banjo, fiddle and other instruments for folk/country/bluegrass music. Actors will be asked to read from the script; copies of scenes are available at the theater and on our website, www.dietrichtheater <http://www.dietrichtheater> (Click on Events, then Cultural Events, and finally Grapes of Wrath Audition Notice.). Musicians will be asked to play a short piece of music of their choice.
This is a community-based project, which is the culmination of Wyoming County Reads 2010. Everyone is encouraged to audition. If you are interested in working behind he scenes, please let us know, we’d be more than happy to have your help. Whatever your experience level, lots to little, all are welcome.
Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas
At the Dietrich Theater in downtown Tunkhannock
Friday, December 4 at 5:30 pm and 7:00 pm.
Admission: Free
Brought to you in part by the Jim Henson Legacy Foundation
Enjoy the favorite Jim Henson Christmas movie about a poor otter family who risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.
Call the Dietrich at 570-996-1500 for details.
Holiday Workshop, for all ages
At the Dietrich Theater in downtown Tunkhannock
Saturday, December 5 from 11 am - 12:30 pm.
Admission: Free
Sponsored by: Angelo Ventresca Associates, LLC.
Get into the holiday spirit! All ages are invited to come out and enjoy a morning of cookie decorating, holiday crafts, singing, and creations by the balloon lady.
Call the Dietrich at 570-996-1500 for details.

At The Dietrich

by
Hildy Morgan

Some days I wish I had a magic wand and I could just zap all the baddies in the film industry who won’t take into account how hard it is to have only four screens when you are competing with huge cineplexes! Just one little teeny weeny magic wand. Is that too much to ask???? We have been running the trailers for Old Dogs for weeks now, but it looks as if we might not be getting it. I can’t believe it! Of course, we’ll bring it in second run (we hope) and Fantastic Mr. Fox looks like a perfectly divine movie, but it’s not the movie I wanted (I say that with much stamping of foot and huffing and puffing!). Oh sigh. And double sigh. Still, where there’s a projector there’s hope, so maybe a miracle will happen and Old Dogs will come through for us. Everyone click your heels together and turn around three time – that might do it, don’t you think?
     Great movies this weekend starting with Twilight Saga: New Moon. The romance continues. And it’s not just any romance, believe me. The folks who read these books and see these movies consider this romance right up there with my generations Scarlett and Rhett. If romance is your fave, and vampires make your heart go pittypat, then this is the perfect movie for you!
     And then we have, for the wee ones and the grown-ups who bring ‘em, Planet 51 which looks to be adorable. It’s wonderful animation about an astronaut who lands by mistake on another planet and suddenly he’s the “alien” scaring the folks who live there and being pretty scared himself. It’s silly and funny and looks to be a very dear picture for the little ones (unlike a Christmas Carol which is pretty scary for those under five or six.)
     Then we have 2012 which is a huge blockbuster and great, great fun if you like to see the entire world destroyed (and honestly, some days that doesn’t seem like a half bad idea) and Esther and Ronnie said that although it’s long you don’t even notice because it’s a total thrill ride! Fun, fun, fun!
     And next Wednesday we’ll either have Old Dogs or Fantastic Mr. Fox, one of Roald Dahl’s finest.
     A Christmas Carol will be in the Murray for a final week.   
     And so here we are, bumping up against Thanksgiving and I have no idea how we got here so fast. It’s always so busy here and so hectic and I don’t know, movies and holidays just seem to sneak up on us.
     On my way to work I was listening to a collection of WW2 songs I have on CD and of course I was trying to figure out why they always make me tear up and I thought about music today and movie stars and novels and I thought how different all those things are now as compared to when I was growing up and a young adult and I guess it just is, you know? and there’s nothing to be done, but don’t you sometimes feel like a stranger in a strange land?
     Take the Twilight series as an example. The young stars are so …well…. ordinary. The music is so loud and without melody. The novels lack grandiosity.   I know it’s not all that simple. I know a lot of the music rhymed June and moon. I know many of the novels were insensitive to important issues of the day. And I know many of the movie stars were mere pawns bought and paid for by the movie moguls.
     But when I was listening to White Cliffs of Dover and thinking how melancholy and yet how hopeful that song is, I thought how much we have lost in the way we communicate. So, forget about wanting a magic wand. I think I want a time machine. I want to go back to the forties when the world was challenged and people rose up and accepted the challenge and wrote beautiful music while they were saving the world. 
     How melancholy the holidays are. How full of longing. And yet, how wonderful. Aren’t  we so complex, though.
     See you at the Dietrich.

Now Showing

www.dietrichtheater.com/movie
or (570)836-1022 for times

NEW MOON- Twilight
November 20, 2009 -
December 18, 2009

PLANET 51
November 20, 2009 -
November 26, 2009

2012
November 13, 2009 -
November 26, 2009

A Christmas Carol
November 12, 2009 -
November 24, 2009


Coming Soon

www.dietrichtheater.com/preview
or (570)836-1022 for times

OLD DOGS
November 25, 2009

The Princess and the Frog
December 11, 2009

The Fantastic Mr. Fox
November 25, 2009 -
November 26, 2009


Events

www.dietrichtheater.com/event
or (570)996-1500 to reserve

The Grapes of Wrath Audition Notice
March 10, 2010 - March 14, 2010

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
December 4, 2009 - December 4, 2009

Holiday Workshop
December 5, 2009

Dietrich Radio Players Performance
December 8, 2009

It's a Wonderful Life
December 15, 2009 - December 15, 2009


Classes

www.dietrichtheater.com/class
or (570)996-1500 to enroll

Mask Making for ages 3 to 5
November 12, 2009 - December 11, 2009

Mixed Media, ages 5 - 12
November 12, 2009 - December 11, 2009

Quilting for Kids, ages 6 and up
September 16, 2009 - December 9, 2009

Intergenerational Quilting, ages 13 and up
September 16, 2009 - December 9, 2009

Open Studio for Painting, Drawing & Pottery
September 15, 2009 - December 1, 2009

Basketry: Elves Workshop 2
November 2, 2009 - November 23, 2009

Basketry: Intro to Twined Basketry
November 21, 2009

Decorative Painting, for ages 16 and up
August 26, 2009 - December 16, 2009

Golden Days of Radio Players Group
October 13, 2009 - December 8, 2009

Introduction to Stained Glass
November 30, 2009

Open Studio: Painting, Drawing, & Pottery - Days
September 14, 2009 - November 30, 2009

Pottery & Sculpture, ages 13 and up
August 24, 2009 - November 30, 2009

Holiday Camp, ages 5 to 12
December 28, 2009 - December 30, 2009

Live at The Dietrich

by
Erica Rogler

In just a few short months, the Dietrich stage will come to live with a theater production of the play “The Grapes of Wrath”. Adapted from John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, this play by Frank Galati shows one farm family’s struggle to overcome the devastation of the Great Depression with humanity and dignity intact. This Saturday, November 21, the Dietrich will hold its first auditions for the play. We are looking for actors and musicians for this community-based project. Needed are seven women ages 14 - 80, and 18 men, ages 12 - 80, and musicians who play guitar, banjo, fiddle and other instruments for folk/country/bluegrass music. 
 
Auditions will be held from 10 am to 4 pm this Saturday and again on Saturday, December 12 at the Dietrich. Actors will be asked to read from the script; copies of scenes are available at the theater and on our website, www.dietrichtheater.com <http://www.dietrichtheater.com>. Musicians will be asked to play a short piece of their choice. Everyone is encouraged to audition.   If you are interested in working behind the scenes please let us know, we’d be more than happy to have your help. Whatever your experience level, lots to little, all are welcome! The play, directed by Jennifer Jenkins, will be presented March 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14, 2010. Call the Dietrich at 570-996-1500 for more information about the project or to make an appointment to audition. 
 
Besides holding auditions this Saturday, the Dietrich will be hosting a basketry class with master basketry artist Susi Nuss. She will be back to teach Introduction to Twined Basketry. From 9 am to 5 pm that day, students will learn the skills of basic twining while creating a small square to round basket of natural materials. Students are welcome to incorporate items they have collected in advance of the session into their baskets. Additional materials will be provided. Students will leave with their own unique basket. Admission is $60 and adults and students ages 16 and up are welcome to attend. I really enjoy talking to Susi about basketry. Her wealth of knowledge on the subject is amazing plus you can really see her passion for the art by how her face lights up when discussing baskets. 
 
Speaking of classes, there is still time to register for our upcoming Introduction to Stained Glass class. On Monday, November 30 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm, adults and students ages 16 and up will have the opportunity to learn the first steps of working with glass to create stained glass pieces. Instructor Esther Harmatz will teach students how to work with a design, cut glass, polish, foil wrap and solder. By the end of the session, each student will leave with a finished item. All supplies and equipment will be provided. Admission is $55. This is the perfect class to take if you are interested in learning a new form of art but don’t have the time to take ongoing classes. Call the Dietrich at 570-996-1500 to register.
 
And mark your calendars, Christmas in Our Hometown will be held on December 4 and 5th. Join us for this annual celebration in downtown Tunkhannock. On December 4, the theater will host two free showings of the Jim Henson Christmas movie Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas at 5:30 pm and 7:00 pm. Seating is first come, first served. This movie is brought to you in part by the Jim Henson Legacy Foundation. Then on Saturday from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, the theater will hold its Holiday Workshop for all ages. There will cookie decorating, holiday crafts, singing, and creations by the balloon lady. Admission is free. We thank Angelo Ventresca Associates for sponsoring the event.